Lasiorhinus
| Lasiorhinus | |
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| Southern hairy-nosed wombat | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Vombatidae |
| Genus: |
Lasiorhinus Owen, 1845 |
| Type species | |
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Lasiorhinus latifrons Owen, 1845 |
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| Species | |
Lasiorhinus is the genus containing the two hairy-nosed wombats, which are found in Australia. The species are:
The southern hairy-nosed wombat is found in some of the semiarid to arid regions belt from New South Wales southwest to the South Australia-Western Australia border. The IUCN categorises it as Least Concern. Conversely, the northern hairy-nosed wombat is categorised as Critically Endangered and only survives in a 3-km2 range within the Epping Forest National Park in Queensland, but formerly also existed in Victoria and New South Wales.
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